The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-19
Foreign Notes.
THE STATE
ASpnoscoeeIN COUNTY.


The Auburn city government has voted to
extend the water works into the vicinity Of
Prospect Hill. across the Little Androscog-
gin river, and to protect this vicinity by hy-
drarts.
The fall term of the LivermOre Free High
School will commence the 10Th Of August at
South Liyermore, taught by Mr.. c. Z. Cook.
A. b., Of Friendship.
FRANALIN COUNTY.
A memorial rose window to the late Dea-
con Reuben Cutler, to cost about $500, will
be placed In the Main street front Of the new
OLD South. at Pennington.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The town Of Farmingdale had new hose
reel arrive on the boat Wednesday morning
They have 1000 feet Of good hose, and will
tix up the street floor OF the town house for a
hose company house, reports the Gardiner
Home Journal.
During the past three months nearly all
the new patients received at the insane hos
pital have been women, and the female
wards are crowded so that IL has been neces-
sary to employ cots to accommodate them.
At the present time there is an excess Of fe-
male over male patients, an unusual circum-
stance.
KNOX COUNTY.
The fifth annual reunion of the Payson
family will be held on Wednesday, Septem-
Der z, at the residence of Silas Hawes of
Union. The Kalloch reunion VIII occur the
last day in this month, Wednesday, proba-
bly, at the home Of George Kalloch Of West
Camden.
The Knox County Educational Association
will hold its annual meeting at Vinalhaven,
beginning Wednesday evening, August 31st
and closing Friday afternoon.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Frank Shurtleff, now with A. s. Kinds of
PORTLAND, Will soon open drug store at
South Paris.
The butter factory at West Paris, is near
ly doubling last years product.
Twenty-seven corporations and indiyid-
uais In Norway pay tax Of more than 500
this year. Only three corporations pay a
tax OF $500. The highest tax paid by any
corporation is the Norway Tanning Compa-
ny's tax OF $3.50. Three individuals pay
taxes as follows: G. b. Cummings, S329.33;
5. l. Millett, $251.55; w. II. Whitcomb, S237.
80. The rate is IA 4-10 mills on the dollar.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Flying Yankee into Bangor was half
an hour late Wednesday afternoon owing 10
delay caused by the morning passengers and
freight trains from st. John, running off the
track, the former at McAdam and the latter
at Mattawamkeag.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The postponed State of Maine colt races
at Fairfield will take place next Monday.
place as advertised.
The Madison Bulletin reports that Arthur
Dunlap found an old fashioned key while
digging in the sand at Old Point after Indian
relies, which some think was the key to the
Jesuit church which once stood there and
was destroyed at the destruction of the In
dian village by the English.
WALDO COUNTY.
The rebuilding of the "low bridge" at
Freedom village Is causing a great deal of
trouble. The town having failed to move In
the matter the County Commissioners inter-
fered and gave the town the month of July
in which TO replace the bridge. Another
town meeting was then called and q commit
tee chosen to attend to the work Of rebuild
ing. This committee made a slight begin
ming and allowed the matter to rest until the
first Of August, when the Commissioners ap-
pointed G. w. Brown of Knox, to superin-
tend the erection of a new bridge. Mr.
Brown commenced work last week. Friday
he was ordered to Quit work by the select
men, presumably on the advice OF counsel
Much feeling exists In town in regard to the
matter.
Mr.. Frederick w. Brown will teach the
upper grammar school of Belfast in place
OF Mr.. j: w. Mitchell. now State constable.
Miss Zadie B. Carter has resigned as princi
pal OF the South Primary and the position
has been rendered to Mrs. Carrie NJ. Mat
thews. Miss Nellie Harmon will become as
sistant Miss Lillian Robbins will be assis-
tant at the High School In place Of Miss
Pond.
Willie Cargille Of Liberty, boy eight
years old, was run over by 1900 pound roll
Ter last Saturday, bat strange to say was
not seriously hurt.
A dangerous counterfeit half dollar Is in
circulation in Belfast.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
One day last week 800 bushels of blueber-
ries were packed at j. p. Wyenan's factory
in Cherryfeld This is the largest DAYS
work that has been done In the blnebefry
factories of that town for number of years.
f YORK COUNTY.
Miss Susan Lane had her pocket picked of
S65 by jew peddlar at Old Orchard Tues
day,